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Sunday, August 20, 2017

New Toolbox!

So a few weeks ago, I received this text from Snap-on Dan...

So of course I had to go take a look. He received a KRL1032 and KRL1232 combo as a trade-in. I wasn't actively looking to upgrade, but this would be the logical next step. My toolbox has been pretty full, to the point where I was out of room.

It's big. I'm 5'10" and the box is 5'11"... I could hardly reach the back of the top drawer in the standard configuration!

So of course, I decided to buy it! I made arrangements to swap the boxes on a Saturday morning, and spent Friday evening unloading my old box. I bought the bottom in March 2011 and the top in January 2012, I've accumulated so many tools since then! It was almost sad to see it go, I really liked the old combo. It looked especially good all clean and shined up!

To make the swap easier, I unloaded everything onto tables, saw horses, carts, the floor... wherever I could! It's crazy how many tools I had packed into this thing.

It looked like a flea market at the shop.

When he dropped it off, I snapped a few photos of the two boxes. The new combo is 5" deeper, 9" taller, and 18" wider. All told, it's just over twice as big (102% more cubic inches of storage). It weighs 1,560lbs empty!

Haha.

It's amazing how clean the box was. It was technically "used," although I don't think it had ever been really used. I think having the Harley Davidson sticker removed was the hardest work this box had ever done. I also swapped around a few drawers, I moved the 2" tall drawers to the bottom of the top chest. I plan on storing less frequently used tools in the top drawer since it's so high.

Jimmy stopped out to check it out.

I also removed the top drawer to gain access to the mounting bolts. It was bolted together, but only with 2 of the 4 bolts.

Jimmy's new Ducati is also badass. Check it out.

These drawer organizers from the Dollar Tree are amazing. I probably have $50 worth of these!

Stuffed into place. I had to move the lathe down a few inches to get everything to fit, and now my cart is pushed tight up against the side of the box.

Fro also stopped out to check it out.

...and I made him clean the top since I can't reach it!

Uncle Rich even stopped to check it out. He couldn't stop smiling.

I ordered a few more Snap-on pliers organizers. Previously I had my pliers in a 2" tall drawer laid flat, but now I will be putting them in a 4" drawer standing on their side. These are really nice, I have them in my work toolbox and I prefer them over the other options.

I also decided to make a rack for some of my larger pliers, mainly my snips. They're a little too wide to fit in the Snap-on pliers organizers, so I made a larger version out of 304 Stainless.

I had to chop a few rows off to get them to fit nicely.

In related news, I picked up a few new tools! Most of these were unrelated to the toolbox purchase.